The Nittany Lions added a verbal commitment from three-star defensive end Jonathan Holland on Saturday, bringing the 2015 class up to 13 members. The class remains ranked No. 2 in the nation, behind Alabama where the Crimson Tide’s 15-member class boasts 11 4-star and two 5-star prospects.

Penn State’s assistant coaches continue on the recruiting trail this week while James Franklin will appear at six different Coaches Caravan stops throughout the region including evening receptions in Hershey, Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh. A few assistant coaches will temporarily break from making routine recruiting visits to high schools during this time, with Brent Pry, Charles Huff, Bob Shoop and Terry Smith making appearances at their respective evening caravan stops.

Since luring in their first verbal commit in February recruiting hasn't slowed down for the Nittany Lions. At some point though Franklin and his assistants will run out of 2015 scholarships to offer and this class could fill quicker than previous ones. The Lions will have 75 scholarship players this season and 80 scholarships for 2015. Trying to balance those numbers while weighing the interest level from recruits is part of the challenge. This winter I looked at a few different scenarios that could play out to get the program around each of these numbers a well as projecting how many 2015 players could be signed.

As the positions continue to fill, other prospects have to figure out whether or not they still fit into Penn State’s plans. Good Counsel (Md.) defensive end Darius Fullwood tweeted last week that he planned to reveal his top-5 schools Monday evening. It’s a list that could potentially not include Penn State since the Lions already have verbal commitments from three defensive ends. Whether or not another fits in on that depth chart remains to be seen. Fullwood's list should be up around 5:30 p.m.

This is just how it works though when classes fill quickly, players continue to recruit other top-notch prospects and there simply isn’t enough room to accommodate all of them. It’s a model that ultimately could be very rewarding for the consumer, which in this case would be all of the Penn State fans. It’s certainly added a level of excitement that hasn’t always been present in the past and given the way the staff planned out Signing Day for the 2014 class who knows what they have planned for the '15 group?